Chef'Special is a Dutch

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band from Haarlem, the Netherlands. Chef'Special's lineup consists of lead vocalist Joshua Nolet, guitarist Guido Joseph, bass player Jan Derks, keyboard player Wouter Heeren and drummer Wouter Jerry Prudon. They have released three

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and three EPs since their formation in 2008. They became known in the Netherlands for being house band for the popular Dutch TV program "De Wereld Draait Door" in 2011. In 2015 the band went on its first US tour as support act for

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band Aer. They have joined

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on their ''

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'' as an opening act in the summer of 2016, alongside

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– which contains links made from the melted down steel from an

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machine gun. Band member Joshua Nolet was one of the contestants in the twenty-first season of the Dutch television series ''Wie is de Mol?'' (''Who is the Mole?'').

Band members

*Jan Derks – bass guitar, vocals, percussion *Guido "G" Joseph – guitars, samples, backing vocals *Wouter "Dub" Heeren – keyboards, synthesizers, organs, melodica, backing vocals *Joshua Nolet – lead vocals *Wouter Jerry Prudon – drums, percussion

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Singles

*Tip means the release did not chart on the Dutch Top 40, but appeared on the Tipparade for "bubbling under" hits

References

{{Authority control Musical groups from North Holland Musical groups established in 2008